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Associate Prof, musicologist | BOOKS: Paul Dukas (author); Dukas Legacies (ed); Women and Music in Ireland (ed) | Sounding the Feminists | Memoirs | she/her
Sep 16, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
As undergrad lectures start at most Irish universities & colleges on Monday, I want to note a crisis facing staff and students which has received comparatively little attention. In addition to the student accommodation/general #HousingCrisis, there's a transport crisis (1/n)... (2/n) Students and staff who drive face extortionate petrol/diesel prices and endure long, stressful commutes. Many have no choice but to tolerate this situation due to #HousingCrisis but also the lack of transport infrastructure. But this isn't all...